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to attempt; to test; to try out

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mabo nasu; fried eggplant with Chinese chili sauce

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ingredient; foodstuff

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seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment

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to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry

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tofu; bean curd; beancurd

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croquette

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may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

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deep-fried food

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materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis

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skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery

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to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter

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to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

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to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings

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to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete

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to sit on a seat

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in this case

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to eat a mouthful; to take a bite

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hot taste; sharp taste; pungent taste; salty taste

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cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax

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old woman; joker (card); hag; bitch

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to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned

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partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting

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gesture; movement; action; acting; performance

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to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up

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sauce; Worcestershire sauce

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work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique

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physical examination

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numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)

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you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!

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crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid

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soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself

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on a routine basis; regularly; habitually

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to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

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just right (time, size, length, etc.)

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to get angry

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to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto

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law

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don't worry about it; forget about it

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exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover

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eating out; dining out

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usual state of things

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small restaurant; eating house

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amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute

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part-time job; side job

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alcohol; sake

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blinking (in surprise)

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depression; low spirits; dejection

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to like; to prefer; to be pleased by

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to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth

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